When I was pregnant with Lily I felt a lot different than I do now about birthing and how I wanted to raise my children. Foremost in my mind was my fear of giving birth! I was afraid of the unknown and the terrible pain that everyone talks about and the way it is portrayed in the media. [...][Continue Reading...]

That’s a very misleading title! I wholly believe Non Violent Communication has great usefulness to our lives and relationships but there is life beyond the basics. It’s a good life when NVC can become a tool for introspection and helping you get to a place of compassion when dealing with other people. I remember when I [...][Continue Reading...]

(Click on any of the photos to see them bigger or for more detailed explanations.) I had a solid plan for organising our trip to Oona River last week. It all went west on me though when Shannon called to say they were in town and leaving in three hours, a full day before I [...][Continue Reading...]

Life got interesting for us a couple weeks ago. Almost life changing. Cam’s been working on building a truck canopy with lumber he milled recently. He’s hoping to build it with a wood frame, fiberglass top and wood stripped sides much like a wooden stripped canoe. He was experimenting with different steam boxes to try [...][Continue Reading...]

Fear is often really sneaky. Sure we all recognise fear when it comes to heights and we are climbing a multi pitch route up a mountainside or perhaps the fear you recognise is arachnophobia when you see a giant spider zip across the floor and under the chair you’re sitting on. This kind of fear [...][Continue Reading...]

I feel like a failure. I feel like I let my children down today as a mother. Lily had to have a tooth pulled and another tooth beside it filled because of a cavity growing between the two teeth. Our dentist is a kind, patient and gentle woman who Lily really likes and seemed to [...][Continue Reading...]